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Move over carbon, the nanotube family just got bigger

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have engineered a range of new single-walled transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanotubes with different compositions, chirality, and diameters by templating off boron-nitride nanotubes. They also ...

Oct 16, 2023

Research team demonstrates coherent ultrafast photoemission from carbon nanotube emitter

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A joint research team led by Prof. Dai Qing and Prof. Li Chi from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has demonstrated the coherent ultrafast photoemission from a single quantized ene...

Oct 16, 2023

Transition metal dichalcogenide nanotubes promise leap beyond carbon nanotubes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed boron nitride nanotube templating techniques to efficiently synthesize high quality single-walled transition metal dichalcogenide nanotubes with controlled composition and chirality. This enables tailoring electronic properti...

Oct 16, 2023

Will the Nanotube Family's Newest Addition Replace Carbon?

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

By utilizing boron-nitride nanotubes as templates, researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully engineered a diverse array of single-walled transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanotubes, each varying in composition, chirality, ...

Oct 16, 2023

Boosting Luminescence in Upconversion Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Lanthanide (Ln3+)-doped photon avalanche (PA) upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) find application in the realms of quantum topics, single-molecule tracking, miniaturized lasers and super-resolution bioimaging.

Oct 16, 2023

Reusable nanostructured fibers may boost sustainability of photocatalytic water treatment

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed reusable titanium dioxide-based photocatalytic fibers decorated with gold nanoparticles, which showed exceptional ability in degrading water pollutants under UV light compared to commercial nanopowders. The innovation highlig...

Oct 16, 2023

Revolutionizing Energy Storage: Metal Nanoclusters for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Metal nanocluster/graphene nanosheet composite-based battery separator for energy storage addresses key challenges faced by lithium―sulfur batteries, opening doors to their commercialization.

Oct 16, 2023

Revolutionizing energy storage: Metal nanoclusters for stable lithium-sulfur batteries

NanoDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

The demand for efficient energy storage systems is ever increasing, especially due to the recent emergence of intermittent renewable energy and the adoption of electric vehicles. In this regard, lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), which can store thr...

Oct 16, 2023

Fabrication of nanoscale photonic crystals with ultrafast laser

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a method for fabricating photonic crystal structures based on nanoscale femtosecond laser multi-beam lithography by tightly focusing a multi-beam light field with controllable three-dimensional spatial distribution insid...

Oct 16, 2023

NanoSABER Probes Illuminate New Horizons in Cancer Imaging

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a groundbreaking development in cancer imaging, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have unveiled a pioneering approach to detecting and visualizing tumors with unprecedented precision. The newly introduced molecular nanoprobes, aptly nam...

Oct 16, 2023

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